Kirurg, ki je operiral Leona XIV., prof. Stefano Margaritora, ne vidi nobenega medicinskega razloga za odpoved novembrskega potovanja v Južno Ameriko. Pojasnil je, da so pljučnega raka odkrili »povsem po naključju« med rutinskimi pregledi trebuha. Na dnu pljuč se je pojavila majhna lisa. Če bi bila le malo višje, je dejal, bi ostala neopažena. Papež ni imel nobenih simptomov. Margaritora je tudi povedal, da je Leona XIV. le dva dni po operaciji zalotil, kako je v bolniški kapeli prestavljal stole. Ko mu je osebje ponudilo, da to stori namesto njega, naj bi papež odgovoril: »Ni važno. Lahko to naredim, zato to tudi naredim.« Kirurg pričakuje hitro okrevanje.
Ameriški škof prepoveduje molitev k sv. Mihaelu po maši. Škof Mark Beckman iz Knoxvilla v Tennesseeju je duhovnikom naročil, naj prenehajo s skupinskim moljenjem molitve k sv. Mihaelu nadangelu neposredno pred ali po maši. V svojem članku z dne 16. oktobra trdi, da morajo duhovniki, če želijo praznovati liturgijo »v skladu z mislijo Cerkve«, »katehizirati Božje ljudstvo, tako da se odpovemo dodatnim molitvam, ki jih skupaj molimo tik pred, med in takoj po maši«. Dodatne molitve – vključno s tistimi k sv. Mihaelu, sv. Frančišku in Svetemu Duhu – ne smejo postati redni del maše. Sklicuje se na poziv Drugega vatikanskega koncila k liturgiji, ki jo zaznamuje »plemenita preprostost«. Prevajanje umetne inteligence
Hosea the Prophet | God's Faithful Love Never Gives Up | Feast Day October 17th Today we remember Hosea, whose feast is traditionally observed on October 17th in the Roman Martyrology. Hosea lived during the eighth century BC in the northern kingdom of Israel. God called him to deliver a powerful message to His people. Through Hosea's own family life, the Lord revealed how deeply He loves His people, even when they turn away from Him. Again and again, Hosea proclaimed that God desires: Mercy over sacrifice Repentance instead of stubbornness Faithfulness rather than empty religious practices His prophecy reminds us that God's covenant love never fails. Even when His people are unfaithful, He continues to invite them back with compassion and forgiveness. Hosea became known for: Courageous prophecy Proclaiming God's faithful love Calling people to repentance Trust in God's mercy His message points forward to Jesus Christ, who came to reconcile humanity with the Father …Več
Hosea - Gedenktag katholisch: 17. Oktober 4. Juli auch: Oseas, ‘Ozya Prophet † 725 v. Chr. in Israel Hosea, ein gebildeter Mann, war wohl Beamter am Königshof in Samaria - dem heutigen Shomron / as-Samarah in Palästina -, verheiratet mit einer unzüchtigen Frau (Hosea 1), wohl einer Tempelhure; als symbolischer Akt sollte dies auf die sittlichen Verfehlungen des Volkes hinweisen. Rund dreißig Jahre lang wirkte er ab 725 als Prophet zunächst im Nordreich Israel und kritisierte die kultischen Verfehlungen - insbesondere den Einfluss kanaanitischer Religion - und die Machtpolitik der Könige. Nach dem Fall des Nordreichs wirkte er im Südreich in Jerusalem. Am Ende heiratete er noch einmal, diesmal als Symbol der verheißenen Heilszeit (Hosea 3). Die Grundzüge des nach ihm benannten alttestamentlichen Prophetenbuches hat Hosea wohl selbst niedergeschrieben. Das wissenschaftliche Bibellexikon im Internet bietet in seinem Artikel über Hosea und das Hoseabuch ausführliche und fundierte …Več
Well staged: Pope Leo XIV greeted a young Ukrainian cancer survivor, who told him: “You too will overcome this and continue your work of spreading the Gospel.” The Holy Father first met Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee on December 31, 2025, at the conclusion of his General Audience, as she awaited surgery for cancer. She told the Pope that their hug in December had given her “the strength to overcome the illness that, fortunately, I have now beaten.” She told him that, as soon as she learned he had been hospitalized, she felt she “wanted to come to Rome to pray for him beneath his window and return that important embrace."
Katoliška kritika srečanja v Assisiju leta 1986 je »šizmatična«, to medversko molitveno srečanje pa je del »rednega magisterija«. Te ugotovitve je v svojem govoru 7. oktobra na Papeški univerzi Antonianum v Rimu izrekel kardinal George Jacob Koovakad. Je prefekt vatikanskega dikasterija za medverski dialog. Kardinal Koovakad je spomnil, da se je leta 1986 zbralo 160 verskih voditeljev, »da bi molili: vsak zvest svoji tradiciji, vsi pred Misterijem«. Kljub prisotnosti kipa Bude na oltarju in fotografskim dokazom je kardinal Koovakad vztrajal, da »je bilo srečanje zasnovano in doživeto brez sence sinkretizma«. Dodal je, da »ga niso vsi razumeli«: »Integristični krogi so ta dan izpodbijali in ga celo uvrstili med razloge za schizmatični razkol, medtem ko so se drugi bali sinkretizma ali relativizma, kar počnejo še danes.« Kardinal Koovakad je parafraziral encikliko Leona XIV. »Magnificent Humanity« in dejal, da »'duh Assisija', ki ga je uvedel sveti Janez Pavel II. in ga nadaljuje papež …Več
‘No Kings’ Events This Weekend to Focus on Voter Turnout, Organizers Say nytimes.com/…026/10/16/us/what-we-know-no-kings-v… Organizers are hoping to promote early voting ahead of the midterm elections in this latest round of nationwide demonstrations that have previously focused on President Trump. By Madison Malone Kircher Oct. 16, 2026 “No Kings,” the coalition known for blanketing the country in protests against President Trump, is setting its sights on a new target as midterm elections approach: voter turnout. On Oct. 17, organizers around the United States will hold “No Kings: Vote Early” events to promote early voting and help people form voting plans like requesting absentee ballots, checking on their voter registrations or finding neighbors to help them drive to the polls. “Previous No Kings mobilizations showed the strength of people standing together and rejecting abuses of power,” organizers wrote on the event website. “No Kings: Vote Early is intended to expand on this as …Več
Leo XIV. je danes popoldne zapustil rimsko bolnišnico Gemelli, štiri dni po operaciji, med katero so mu odstranili spodnji del desnega pljučnega krila. Hodil je brez pomoči, pred bolnišnico je pozdravil obiskovalce in se vrnil v Vatikan. Zdravniki so poročali o zadovoljivih rezultatih njegovih zadnjih zdravstvenih pregledov. Še vedno čakajo na rezultate nadaljnjih preiskav.
Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome hospital after surgery for lung tumour Pope Leo XIV leaves a Rome hospital where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors deemed him "fit for discharge", the Vatican says. Leo, 71, has been at the Gemelli hospital in Rome where doctors removed part of his right lung to extract a cancerous tumour. afp
The Trump administration’s most recent White House Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, said the pro-life cause is deeply personal to her because she herself barely evaded abortion but was instead given a chance at life thanks to adoption. >> Trump's former press secretary was '20 minutes …
Španski škof José Antonio Satué, ki ga je imenoval Leon XIV., je 9.–11. oktobra poslal sporočilo podpore 15. srečanju homoseksualnih kristjanov v Chipioni v Španiji: »Cerkvi lahko veliko prispevate.« Leo XIV. je Satuéja junija 2025 imenoval za škofa v Málagi, kljub temu da je javno znan kot zagovornik homoseksualnosti. Satué je »blagoslove« za homoseksualce opisal kot »korak naprej«. Srečanje homoseksualcev, ki ga je organizirala organizacija PADIS Canarias (Pastoral para la Diversidad Sexual en Canarias), je privabilo nekaj več kot 100 udeležencev. Monsignor Satué jim je napisal, da si vsakdo zasluži, da ga poslušajo, sprejmejo in obravnavajo z dostojanstvom. Trdil je, da homoseksualci trpijo znotraj Cerkve, in pozval, naj se tega ne podcenjuje. Na srečanju so se udeleženci dogovorili, da bodo vzpostavili nacionalno mrežo homoseksualnih krščanskih skupin, ki se bo razširila tudi na Portugalsko. Prav tako nameravajo pripraviti dokument, v katerem bodo predstavili svoje predloge za škofe …Več
In a speech given on Oct. 7, Vatican interreligious dicastery head Cardinal George Koovakad attacked "integrists". And: The 1986 Assisi interreligious prayer meeting, "becomes part of the ordinary teaching of the Magisterium. It is no longer merely an event to be remembered: It is a criterion through which to interpret the present."
Catholic criticism of the 1986 Assisi meeting is "schismatic", and this interreligious prayer meeting is part of the "ordinary magisterium". These remarks were made by Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad in a speech on 7 October at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome. He is the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. Cardinal Koovakad recalled that, in 1986, 160 religious leaders gathered “to pray: each faithful to his own tradition, all before the Mystery”. Despite the presence of a Buddha statue on the altar and photographic evidence, Cardinal Koovakad insisted that “the encounter had been conceived and experienced without a shadow of syncretism.” He added that “not everyone understood it”: “Integrist circles contested the day, even making it one of the reasons for a schismatic rupture, while others feared syncretism or relativism, as they still do today.” Cardinal Koovakad paraphrased Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnificent Humanity', saying that “the 'spirit of …Več
‘How the soul, after having mounted the first step…’ ~ 'The Dialogue' of Saint Catherine of Siena; 1907; A TREATISE OF DISCRETION; pp. 152; part II [Saint Catherine of Siena /Caterina di Benincasa/; XIV-XV Century AD; born: Siena, Republic of Siena/died: Rome, Papal States; aged 33; Spiritual Writer; Mystic; Virgin; Doctor of the Church] How the soul, after having mounted the first step of the Bridge, should proceed to mount the second. But when they had persevered in fasting and in humble and continual prayer, until they had received the abundance of the Holy Spirit, they lost their fear, and followed and preached Christ crucified. So also the soul, who wishes to arrive at this perfection, after she has risen from the guilt of mortal sin, recognising it for what it is, begins to weep from fear of the penalty, whence she rises to the consideration of My mercy, in which contemplation, she finds her own pleasure and profit. This is an imperfect state, and I, in order to develop perfection …Več
"But when they had persevered in fasting and in humble and continual prayer, until they had received the abundance of the Holy Spirit, they lost their fear, and followed and preached Christ crucified. So also the soul, who wishes to arrive at this perfection, after she has risen from the guilt of mortal sin, recognising it for what it is, begins to weep from fear of the penalty, whence she rises to the consideration of My mercy, in which contemplation, she finds her own pleasure and profit. "
Leo XIV. bo danes popoldne odpuščen iz bolnišnice, prej kot je bilo prvotno načrtovano. Papež Leo XIV. bo v soboto zgodaj popoldne odpuščen iz rimske bolnišnice Gemelli po operaciji pljučnega raka. Zdravnika Luigi Carbone in Stefano Margaritora sta po pregledu krvnih preiskav, rentgenskega posnetka prsnega koša in njegovega splošnega kliničnega stanja ugotovila, da je papež sposoben za odpust. Po podatkih tiskovnega urada Svetega sedeža se bo danes pozneje vrnil v Vatikan, v nedeljo pa bo iz okna papeških stanovanj molil Angelus.
Il Papa viene dimesso prima del previsto! “Alla luce delle analisi del sangue e della radiografia toracica effettuate questa mattina, e dopo aver valutato il quadro clinico, si è ritenuto che il Santo Padre potesse essere dimesso”
anecdote from the surgeon that operated on Pope Leo XIV: "On the second day after the operation, we turned around and found him arranging the chairs in the chapel himself. We said, “Holy Father, we can do that.” And he replied, “It doesn’t matter. I can do it, so I will.” What can I say? He really was an absolutely ideal patient."
In 1965, there were 181,421 religious Sisters in the United States. Today, they number 33,135 with only 1% under the age of 40. Incredibly, there are more Sisters over the age of 80 than under 60.
Repentance instead of stubbornness 
Faithfulness rather than empty religious practices His prophecy reminds us that God's covenant love never fails. Even when His people are unfaithful, He continues to invite them back with compassion and forgiveness. Hosea became known for: 
Trust in God's mercy His message points forward to Jesus Christ, who came to reconcile humanity with the Father …Več